FNX Magokiler Posted November 22, 2023 Posted November 22, 2023 The appointment of career diplomat Mario Ignacio Artaza (59), former Consul General in New York, as Chilean ambassador to Indonesia, has received overwhelming applause from both sides of the Pacific. This is because Artaza is recognized as a specialist in Asia and, in particular, in Southeast Asia. “His appointment to the Indonesian embassy is a great decision and good news for Chile, because Artaza is a top-level expert in Asia,” says Pablo Cabrera, who during his mission as Chilean ambassador to China had Artaza as a member of his team. For his part, former senator and former minister Sergio Bitar expresses that “his appointment in Indonesia is a good decision, a new stage in the Government's policy of putting people with high training in international positions, which it should have done. from the beginning. He is one of the people who knows the most about the economic and political development of Asia and now also of the United States, two poles of world politics. His contribution is relevant and I trust that he will be a very good ambassador, in the country with the largest Muslim po[CENSORED]tion in the world and a member of the G20.” Career diplomat Alfonso Silva, now retired, former Chilean ambassador to the United States (until 2022) and former Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, highlights that “in addition to his experience (in previous assignments) in China, in Singapore, in Asia in general, where he was in the APEC Secretariat, he spent a sabbatical period in the private sector. Something that is extraordinarily useful for a diplomat, for a public official, something that the foreign ministries of Canada, for example, and the United States have. That adds a lot to the diplomatic function and, therefore, I am sure that his appointment in Indonesia is very correct. I believe that it will contribute enormously to the relationship between Chile and Asia, and the Asia Pacific, particularly with ASEAN, in addition to the bilateral relationship. Consequently, I have a lot of faith and a lot of hope that his development and performance will be very outstanding, as it has been in other activities that he has had in the past.” In addition to his recognized professional abilities, his collaborators highlight his tireless activity and concern for almost everything that surrounds him. “To say that he is restless does not do justice to his tireless work… He is interested in knowing about everything and everyone,” adds a source. “He is very dynamic, a very good reporter, which gives him unique and very useful characteristics for diplomatic work… he has exceptional soft skills and relationships,” adds former ambassador Pablo Cabrera. Another source complements the above, pointing out that “his day starts at 4:30 in the morning. At 6 am. He has already read the world press, in total about 14 news sites from all over the world. He leaves for Chile, continues with Argentina, the United States, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Australia. And as he reads, he shares and distributes – to friends on different continents – news and ideas, so that they have them on their radar.” https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/sin-editar/2023/11/22/diplomatico-con-amplia-experiencia-asume-embajada-en-indonesia-y-secretaria-general-de-la-asean/
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